Saturday, 14 April 2012

THE CHAPMAN FAMILY - New EP, New Deal, New member and New live dates.

Teesside's outstanding Chapman Family have a new EP set for release. Cruel Britannia EP is released on June 18th on BEST BEFORE RECORDS, the label that the band have recently struck a new deal with.

The self-produced EP showcases the band's best song writing to date, continuing their reign as one of the best alternative bands in the country. As a taste of what's to come the band have made one of the tracks, This English Life available on their Youtube channel. The track describes the demise of traditional English culture and the mistrust of government and is accompanied by my favourite video of the year so far by a mile. Here's a few snips of what the press have had to say about the song;

“Ballistic and truly awe inspiring.” NME

“Feels like a speed race through a dangerous landscape of death traps...” Artrocker

“Everything from Fugazi-style hardcore to Mogwai dynamics... Sounds like a high volume
SOS signal from the recession devastated North-East of England”. Hot Press

“Sinister, goth inspired, post-punk symphony.” NARC

The full track list is; No More Tears, Cruel Britannia, This English Life, Summer Song and is rounded off with the brilliant cover of MORRISSEY'S Every Day Is Like Sunday.

Have a listen to This English Lifefor yourself below along with links to the EP pre-order, the album Burn Your Town and all of the band's sites.

The band have recently expanded to five members and now line up as Kingsley vocals/keyboard, Pop lead guitar, Owen guitar, Scott drums and Kevin bass, giving them a new level of intensity live, while broadening their creative reach in the studio. Best Before Records announced, "The Chapman Family are one of the most exciting bands of the last 5 years and being huge fans, we're very exciting to be working with them!!"

The label are to showcase the band at this years ‘The Great Escape’ on Friday May 11th at the Best Before Records Showcase @ LIFE, 9pm.